I used Trail Control today...in Traffic!

[Stic-o]

So stuck in slow rainy LA traffic today, I really wish I could use cruise in traffic, as I have wanted to do for....oh ever since I started driving. But as most of us know cruise doesn't work under 20mph

So today in traffic I decided to try turning on trail control at 10mph on the freeway...and it totally worked.

I don't have the active cruise, so not sure what speed that works at.

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[rangerdanger]

So stuck in slow rainy LA traffic today, I really wish I could use cruise in traffic, as I have wanted to do for....oh ever since I started driving. But as most of us know cruise doesn't work under 20mph

So today in traffic I decided to try turning on trail control at 10mph on the freeway...and it totally worked.

I don't have the active cruise, so not sure what speed that works at.

In 2H or 4H?

From page 176 of the Owner's Manual:

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

Cruise control lets you maintain a set speed without keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal. You can use cruise control when your vehicle speed is greater than 20 mph (30 km/h).

 

[t4thfavor]

I did the same thing in Detroit traffic. It works in 2WD, now if I could just get it to be adaptive, we'd have something. (FYI, it is not adaptive)

I wish that the terrain management worked in 2WD as well, I can definitely see a need for different throttle maps it provides even without 4x4.

Adaptive Cruise will not set until 25mph, and it shuts off with a chime somewhere around 10-15mph.

 

[Stic-o]

In 2H or 4H?

From page 176 of the Owner's Manual:

2 wheel drive.

 

[djrobb]

Can you describe to me how you used it to make traffic more tolerable? Was trying to figure that out on my test. Did you just leave your feet in the floor and accelerate/decelerate with the Set buttons? On my test drive when I tapped the brakes it reduced the set speed so I had to manually increase it again. Did you ever get to the part where AEB stopped the truck automatically?

 

[Stic-o]

Can you describe to me how you used it to make traffic more tolerable? Was trying to figure that out on my test. Did you just leave your feet in the floor and accelerate/decelerate with the Set buttons? On my test drive when I tapped the brakes it reduced the set speed so I had to manually increase it again. Did you ever get to the part where AEB stopped the truck automatically?

Just use the buttons on the steering wheel. The only time I've ever had AEB kick in so far was in a panic stop on the highway, and the truck wanted to stop before I did. I like to make sure I give the guy behind me room too.

 

[t4thfavor]

I noticed today that it holds 1st gear well up into the 5K rpm range, too high for my liking.

 

[pannwfn]

So your saying TM works in 2wd also. Cool.

 

[t4thfavor]

My terrain management button turns on 4x4. TM (Terrain Management) and TC (Trail Control) are two different things.

TC is low speed cruise control and it doesn't care which axles are driving. TM is tied to the 4x4 mode and will engage 4H when a mode is selected.

 

[Stic-o]

I noticed today that it holds 1st gear well up into the 5K rpm range, too high for my liking.

This trans has a very tall 1st gear which has a lot of advantages towing and off road.

You can always up shift manually with the button.

 

[THLONE]

Note to marketing: You can put on your makeup in rush hour traffic with trail control.

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